Applicant included job experience that was actually his father’s. Both father and son had the same name (one was Sr., one was Jr.).

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Applicant included job experience that was actually his father’s. Both father and son had the same name (one was Sr., one was Jr.).

Applicant included job experience that was actually his father’s....Both father and son had the same name (one was Sr., one was Jr.).

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Applicant claimed to be the assistant to the prime minister of a foreign country that doesn’t have a prime minister.

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Applicant claimed to be the assistant to the prime minister of a foreign country that doesn’t have a prime minister.

Applicant claimed to be the assistant to the prime minister of a...foreign country that doesn’t have a prime minister.

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Applicant claimed to have been a high school basketball free throw champion. He admitted it was a lie in the interview.

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Applicant claimed to have been a high school basketball free throw champion. He admitted it was a lie in the interview.

Applicant claimed to have been a high school basketball free throw...champion. He admitted it was a lie in the interview.

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Applicant claimed to have been an Olympic medalist.

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Applicant claimed to have been an Olympic medalist.

Applicant claimed to have been an Olympic medalist.

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Applicant claimed to have been a construction supervisor. The interviewer learned the bulk of his experience was in the completion of a doghouse some years prior.

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Applicant claimed to have been a construction supervisor. The interviewer learned the bulk of his experience was in the completion of a doghouse some years prior.

Applicant claimed to have been a construction supervisor. The...interviewer learned the bulk of his experience was in the completion...of a doghouse some years prior.

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Applicant claimed to have 25 years of experience at age 32.

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Applicant claimed to have 25 years of experience at age 32.

Applicant claimed to have 25 years of experience at age 32.

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Applicant claimed to have worked for 20 years as the babysitter of known celebrities such as Tom Cruise, Madonna, etc.

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Applicant claimed to have worked for 20 years as the babysitter of known celebrities such as Tom Cruise, Madonna, etc.

Applicant claimed to have worked for 20 years as the babysitter of...known celebrities such as Tom Cruise, Madonna, etc.

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Applicant applied to a position with a company who had just terminated him. He listed the company under previous employment and indicated on his resume that he had quit.

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Applicant applied to a position with a company who had just terminated him. He listed the company under previous employment and indicated on his resume that he had quit.

Applicant applied to a position with a company who had just terminated...him. He listed the company under previous employment and indicated on...his resume that he had quit.

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Applicant listed three jobs over the past several years. Upon contacting the employers, the interviewer learned that the applicant had worked at one for two days, another for one day, and not at all for the third.

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Applicant listed three jobs over the past several years. Upon contacting the employers, the interviewer learned that the applicant had worked at one for two days, another for one day, and not at all for the third.

Applicant listed three jobs over the past several years. Upon...contacting the employers, the interviewer learned that the applicant...had worked at one for two days, another for one day, and not at all...for the third.

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Applicant applied twice for the same position and provided different work history on each application.

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Applicant applied twice for the same position and provided different work history on each application.

Applicant applied twice for the same position and provided different...work history on each application.

An impressive resume can open new doors for job-seekers. An inaccurate one can close them.

It looks like some applicants are testing their luck, with 58 percent of hiring managers in a recent CareerBuilder survey saying they have caught a resume lie. One-third of respondents say they saw an increase in resume lies after the recession.

The most common resume lie is embellishing the skill set, according to CareerBuilder, followed by embellishing responsibilities, dates of employment, job title, academic degree, companies worked for, and accolades and awards. Hiring managers shared their most memorable resume lies. See 10 examples above.

Fifty-one percent of respondents said they would automatically throw out a resume containing a lie, 41 percent would base their decision on the type of lie, and 7 percent would overlook a lie if they liked the job candidate.

“If you want to enhance your resume, it’s better to focus on playing up tangible examples from your actual experience,” Rosemary Haefner, vice president of human resources at CareerBuilder, said in a statement. “Your resume doesn’t necessarily have to be the perfect fit for an organization, but it needs to be relevant and accurate.”

CareerBuilder also looked at the industries where the most hiring managers report catching resume lies. Financial services came out on top, with 73 percent of managers catching a lie. It was followed by leisure and hospitality, at 71 percent; information technology, at 63 percent; health care (more than 50 employees), at 63 percent; and retail, at 59 percent.

CareerBuilder conducted its survey from May 13 to June 6, 2014. It surveyed 2,188 hiring managers and human resource professionals from a range of industries and company sizes.